Latest items for LRCM-DATA-1
June 19, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The recent assault that sent shockwaves throughout [Botswana] happened in a small village of Kopong in July 2022 because the couple was going through a divorce and the husband did not want the process to be concluded (The Weekend Post 2022). What is narrated in numerous newspaper articles is that a 48-year-old married [Botswanan] woman was brutally killed by her husband who then removed her internal organs – the heart, intestines and liver – while he proceeded to write some weird phrases on the walls with her blood. In addition, it is alleged that the said husband and the men he was with raped the wife as well before killing...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The recent assault that sent shockwaves throughout [Botswana] happened in a small village of Kopong in July 2022 because the couple was going through a divorce and the husband did not want the process to be concluded (The Weekend Post 2022). What is narrated in numerous newspaper articles is that a 48-year-old married [Botswanan] woman was brutally killed by her husband who then removed her internal organs – the heart, intestines and liver – while he proceeded to write some weird phrases on the walls with her blood. In addition, it is alleged that the said husband and the men he was with raped the wife as well before killing...more
June 14, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The vast majority (more than 80%) of sexual violence against women in West Africa takes place within couples. On average, nearly 60% of victims named the husband or current spouse as the perpetrator (80.5% in Mali, 78.7% in Senegal, 69.1% in Sierra Leone, 68% in Mauritania, 61.5% in Benin, 53% in Nigeria, 44% in Togo, 43.8% in Liberia and 37.8% in Gambia). Nearly 16% of victims named a former husband or spouse (24% in Liberia; 21% in Togo and Gambia; 17% in Mauritania, Benin and Sierra Leone; 15% in Nigeria; 11% in Ghana, 10% in Senegal and 5% in Mali)" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The vast majority (more than 80%) of sexual violence against women in West Africa takes place within couples. On average, nearly 60% of victims named the husband or current spouse as the perpetrator (80.5% in Mali, 78.7% in Senegal, 69.1% in Sierra Leone, 68% in Mauritania, 61.5% in Benin, 53% in Nigeria, 44% in Togo, 43.8% in Liberia and 37.8% in Gambia). Nearly 16% of victims named a former husband or spouse (24% in Liberia; 21% in Togo and Gambia; 17% in Mauritania, Benin and Sierra Leone; 15% in Nigeria; 11% in Ghana, 10% in Senegal and 5% in Mali)" (para 20).
June 14, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Thirty-six (36) respondents out of 76 (47.4%) reported a non-consensual sex/rape in their current relationship, while 55/76 (72.4%) indicated that they have experienced a non-consensual sex in a previous relationship" (2)."[Of those surveyed] the majority of sex offenders were their present partners and next the husbands (22.2%)" (1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Thirty-six (36) respondents out of 76 (47.4%) reported a non-consensual sex/rape in their current relationship, while 55/76 (72.4%) indicated that they have experienced a non-consensual sex in a previous relationship" (2)."[Of those surveyed] the majority of sex offenders were their present partners and next the husbands (22.2%)" (1).
June 12, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2022, police recorded 80 offences of rape committed by intimate partners, and 128 offences of rape committed by domestic perpetrators" (para 9).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In 2022, police recorded 80 offences of rape committed by intimate partners, and 128 offences of rape committed by domestic perpetrators" (para 9).
June 12, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
Table 3.4 "Criminal Incident and Offence by Year, 2019-2023" shows that between 2019 and 2023 there were no incident or offenses of marital rape but in 2020 there was one incident and one offense of criminal attempt to marital rape and in 2021 there were two incidents and two offenses of criminal attempt to marital rape (37-38).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
Table 3.4 "Criminal Incident and Offence by Year, 2019-2023" shows that between 2019 and 2023 there were no incident or offenses of marital rape but in 2020 there was one incident and one offense of criminal attempt to marital rape and in 2021 there were two incidents and two offenses of criminal attempt to marital rape (37-38).
June 1, 2026, 6:28 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
" In Belgium, a large survey conducted by the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men indicates that 48.4% and 12.5% of cases of sexual touching and forced sex are perpetrated by the partner among men and women, respectively"(para 5).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
" In Belgium, a large survey conducted by the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men indicates that 48.4% and 12.5% of cases of sexual touching and forced sex are perpetrated by the partner among men and women, respectively"(para 5).
April 28, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The CDC estimates that about 42% of Latinas (7.6 million) have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point, as published in their last National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). Also, among Latinx couples, reoccurrence rates of domestic violence can be as high as 59%, compared to 37% for White couples" (Para 21-22). "A late report of the nonprofit Esperanza United indicates that while approximately 1 in 3 Latinas (34%) will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime" (Para 23).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The CDC estimates that about 42% of Latinas (7.6 million) have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point, as published in their last National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). Also, among Latinx couples, reoccurrence rates of domestic violence can be as high as 59%, compared to 37% for White couples" (Para 21-22). "A late report of the nonprofit Esperanza United indicates that while approximately 1 in 3 Latinas (34%) will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime" (Para 23).
April 15, 2026, 11:25 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape is not prohibited in Algeria, Kenya, Sudan, and The Gambia, while Northern Nigeria’s Penal Code allows marital rape and “corrective” assault within marriage" (para 3).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape is not prohibited in Algeria, Kenya, Sudan, and The Gambia, while Northern Nigeria’s Penal Code allows marital rape and “corrective” assault within marriage" (para 3).
April 15, 2026, 11:22 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex" (para 3).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex" (para 3).
April 15, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Bangladesh, 27 percent of married women get experience of forced sexual intercourse by their husbands in Bangladesh."
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Bangladesh, 27 percent of married women get experience of forced sexual intercourse by their husbands in Bangladesh."
April 15, 2026, 8 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Women in Bangladesh are three times more likely to be physically abused and over 14 times more likely to suffer sexual violence from their husbands than from others, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey on violence against women. Over half of all women surveyed (54 percent) have reported physical and/or sexual abuse by their husbands at some point in their marital lives. The Violence Against Women Survey 2024 -- based on interviews with 27,476 women -- reveals that intimate partner violence (IPV) remains widespread, with 70 percent of respondents experiencing at least one form of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic violence, or controlling behaviours, at some point...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Women in Bangladesh are three times more likely to be physically abused and over 14 times more likely to suffer sexual violence from their husbands than from others, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey on violence against women. Over half of all women surveyed (54 percent) have reported physical and/or sexual abuse by their husbands at some point in their marital lives. The Violence Against Women Survey 2024 -- based on interviews with 27,476 women -- reveals that intimate partner violence (IPV) remains widespread, with 70 percent of respondents experiencing at least one form of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic violence, or controlling behaviours, at some point...more
April 8, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Data suggests it is widespread while being underreported because of stigma and legal obstacles. In a 2015 study of 20,000 ever-married women in Bangladesh, under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), more than one-fourth reported sexual violence by husbands and over half suffered physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV); two-thirds reported lifetime IPV, including more than 40% in the past year; despite this, two-thirds never disclosed abuse /ref.""Their husband forced intercourse upon one in five married women, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data. However, these numbers are likely underrepresented.""According to a 2021 study conducted by BRAC (year 2021), domestic violence affects 72% of married women in Bangladesh,...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Data suggests it is widespread while being underreported because of stigma and legal obstacles. In a 2015 study of 20,000 ever-married women in Bangladesh, under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), more than one-fourth reported sexual violence by husbands and over half suffered physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV); two-thirds reported lifetime IPV, including more than 40% in the past year; despite this, two-thirds never disclosed abuse /ref.""Their husband forced intercourse upon one in five married women, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data. However, these numbers are likely underrepresented.""According to a 2021 study conducted by BRAC (year 2021), domestic violence affects 72% of married women in Bangladesh,...more
April 8, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"“Nurnahar, a 14-year-old married lady, informed her family that she was afflicted with agony after her 34-year-old husband, a returnee from the United Arab Emirates on September 20, consummated their marriage. It lasted a month, though, because her husband had almost no concern for his child bride's anguish and suffering. She died on October 25, 2020, in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital of severe bleeding from her genitals, less than a month after her marriage in Tangail, as her husband allegedly resumed sexual intercourse. Many females, such as Nurnahar, have to be safeguarded from marital rape but the present legislation is not actually effective. Human rights campaigners believe that the...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"“Nurnahar, a 14-year-old married lady, informed her family that she was afflicted with agony after her 34-year-old husband, a returnee from the United Arab Emirates on September 20, consummated their marriage. It lasted a month, though, because her husband had almost no concern for his child bride's anguish and suffering. She died on October 25, 2020, in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital of severe bleeding from her genitals, less than a month after her marriage in Tangail, as her husband allegedly resumed sexual intercourse. Many females, such as Nurnahar, have to be safeguarded from marital rape but the present legislation is not actually effective. Human rights campaigners believe that the...more
March 29, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex. About 31% said they are free to require their husbands to use a condom."(para3)
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In Angola, around 35% of women questioned stated that they are free to say no to their husbands if they do not want to have sex. About 31% said they are free to require their husbands to use a condom."(para3)
March 25, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"That the laws for domestic violence were removed, is disappointing and should be addressed, specifically as NGO reported numbers for marital rape are significant, even while minimally recorded in the percentage of calls to the national hotline for domestic violence. March 2020 fielded eighty calls alone. Data is difficult to find, as it is estimated that 70-80% of cases go unreported (WHO, 2023)"
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"That the laws for domestic violence were removed, is disappointing and should be addressed, specifically as NGO reported numbers for marital rape are significant, even while minimally recorded in the percentage of calls to the national hotline for domestic violence. March 2020 fielded eighty calls alone. Data is difficult to find, as it is estimated that 70-80% of cases go unreported (WHO, 2023)"
March 22, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"70% of women in Angola are victims of physical and sexual violence by their husbands" (44).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"70% of women in Angola are victims of physical and sexual violence by their husbands" (44).
March 4, 2026, 10:09 a.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Sexual violence constitutes 35 percent of all cases reported, 17 percent of which are cases of marital rape and 4 percent are cases of incest."
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Sexual violence constitutes 35 percent of all cases reported, 17 percent of which are cases of marital rape and 4 percent are cases of incest."
Feb. 22, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Albania
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"[T]here is no specific data on spousal rape, and often even authorities do not consider spousal rape a crime, in which case it is neither reported nor prosecuted" (23).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"[T]here is no specific data on spousal rape, and often even authorities do not consider spousal rape a crime, in which case it is neither reported nor prosecuted" (23).
Feb. 11, 2026, 8:27 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Many women are victims of this violence, including those forced into marriage, underage girls given away in marriage, and women who once loved their husbands but became indifferent over time due to forced sexual relations. Humaira [Afghan woman] is one such woman who had a good relationship with her husband at the start of their marriage but lost interest in intimacy after being coerced into sexual intercourse. She says, 'Sometimes a woman doesn’t want to sleep with her husband, but he doesn’t care about your feelings. He forces it upon you. There were times I fought back, tried to stop him, but it was in vain, and he did what...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Many women are victims of this violence, including those forced into marriage, underage girls given away in marriage, and women who once loved their husbands but became indifferent over time due to forced sexual relations. Humaira [Afghan woman] is one such woman who had a good relationship with her husband at the start of their marriage but lost interest in intimacy after being coerced into sexual intercourse. She says, 'Sometimes a woman doesn’t want to sleep with her husband, but he doesn’t care about your feelings. He forces it upon you. There were times I fought back, tried to stop him, but it was in vain, and he did what...more
Jan. 24, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Out of the 7,699 respondents, 3,070 (41.1%) reported having experienced at least one form of violence by their partners, with physical violence being more prevalent (32.5%) than emotional (27.7%) and sexual violence (7.2%)" (para 1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Out of the 7,699 respondents, 3,070 (41.1%) reported having experienced at least one form of violence by their partners, with physical violence being more prevalent (32.5%) than emotional (27.7%) and sexual violence (7.2%)" (para 1).
Jan. 24, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A national survey published in 2005 reported that 10.9% of Algerian women interviewed said they had been subjected to forced sexual intercourse by their intimate partners. This number went up to 14% in a 2013 study conducted by the Balsam network, a national network of listening centers for women victims of violence" (para 13).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A national survey published in 2005 reported that 10.9% of Algerian women interviewed said they had been subjected to forced sexual intercourse by their intimate partners. This number went up to 14% in a 2013 study conducted by the Balsam network, a national network of listening centers for women victims of violence" (para 13).
Jan. 24, 2026, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape and other forms of sexual abuse were also duly noted, with 10.9 per cent of women admitting having been subjected to rape on more than one occasion by their intimate partners" (6).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Marital rape and other forms of sexual abuse were also duly noted, with 10.9 per cent of women admitting having been subjected to rape on more than one occasion by their intimate partners" (6).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime. However, rates of reporting of marital rape remain incredibly low in Bhutan. As per data from the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan - 2020, over a period of 5 years between 2015-2019, there has been only one case of marital rape recorded with the Royal Bhutan Police" (4).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime. However, rates of reporting of marital rape remain incredibly low in Bhutan. As per data from the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan - 2020, over a period of 5 years between 2015-2019, there has been only one case of marital rape recorded with the Royal Bhutan Police" (4).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent" (1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent" (1).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Forced marriage in Iraq often leads to further violations including physical violence, sexual abuse and deprivation of education" (9).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"Forced marriage in Iraq often leads to further violations including physical violence, sexual abuse and deprivation of education" (9).
March 13, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"A High Court judge in London has made an order aimed at protecting an American woman from being harassed by her estranged British husband, despite the woman never living in the UK. The woman, who lives in the United States, had asked Mrs Justice Knowles to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to protect her from 'harassment and intimidation' from her husband. She said she was married under 'duress' nearly a decade ago and her husband had subsequently 'raped' her" (para 1-3). "He said her husband had raped her throughout their time together" (para 20).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:20 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade" (para 14).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade" (para 14).
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"'The ban on girls’ education above grade 6 increases exposure of girls to abuse, including early marriage. These marriages often lead to more suffering for women and girls, including marital rape, abuse, forced pregnancy and forced labour'" (para 30).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"'The ban on girls’ education above grade 6 increases exposure of girls to abuse, including early marriage. These marriages often lead to more suffering for women and girls, including marital rape, abuse, forced pregnancy and forced labour'" (para 30).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In late 2021, she said her husband forced himself on her for one last time. 'I told him, ‘do you know what they call this? It’s called rape.’ And he said, ‘yes, I know I am raping you. You’re right. I’m raping you. Tell the authorities if you want to.'' She didn’t, but the next day, she packed her bags and left after two years of marriage" (para 15-17). "Not long before, a married woman approached Nundy and told her that her husband had raped her every night since they got married" (para 21). "The study examined records from three Mumbai public hospitals from 2008 to 2017 and found that...more
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1
"In late 2021, she said her husband forced himself on her for one last time. 'I told him, ‘do you know what they call this? It’s called rape.’ And he said, ‘yes, I know I am raping you. You’re right. I’m raping you. Tell the authorities if you want to.'' She didn’t, but the next day, she packed her bags and left after two years of marriage" (para 15-17). "Not long before, a married woman approached Nundy and told her that her husband had raped her every night since they got married" (para 21). "The study examined records from three Mumbai public hospitals from 2008 to 2017 and found that...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"But India still has a low labor force participation rate among women compared to other countries, a figure that had been on a long downward slide until the past few years. Women make up less than a third of India’s urban labor force, and men vastly outnumber women in both government and private-sector jobs" (para 20).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"But India still has a low labor force participation rate among women compared to other countries, a figure that had been on a long downward slide until the past few years. Women make up less than a third of India’s urban labor force, and men vastly outnumber women in both government and private-sector jobs" (para 20).